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non- en · X · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈnɔn/ (Australia)
  • [ˌnɔ̟n] (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈnɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˌnɑn/ (General-American)
  • /ˈnɑn/ (General-American)
  • /ˌnɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (California) audio
  • /ˌnɔn/ (Australia)
  • [ˈnɔ̟n] (New-Zealand)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- From Middle English non- (“not, lack of, failure to”), from Middle English non (“no, not any; not, not at all”, literally “none”) and Old English nān- (prefix), both from Old English nān (“no, not any”), from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-Germanic *nainaz (“none, nought, zero”), see none. Merged with and reinforced by Middle English non- (“not”), from Old French non- and Medieval Latin nōn (“not”), from Old Latin noinu, noinom, from ne oinom (“not one”).

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not, to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
    • nonaggressive (“not aggressive”)
    • nonpayment (“lack of payment, failure to pay”)
  2. (morpheme) Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not, to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed. ▸ Not, the negation of the root word (a quality).
    • nonabrasive
    • Back in the mid-’90s, when Cacioppo was at Ohio State University (he is now at the University of Chicago), he and his colleagues sorted undergraduates into three groups—the non-lonely, the sort-of-sometimes lonely, and the lonely. 2013 May 13, Judith Shulevitz, “The Lethality of Loneliness”, in The New Republic, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2015:
    • nonaboriginal
    • nonabstract
  3. (morpheme) Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not, to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed. ▸ Absence, the absence of the root (a quantity).
    • nonacceleration
    • nonaccountability
    • nonaction
  4. (morpheme) Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not, to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed. ▸ Avoiding an action.
    • nonaccumulative
    • nonacceptance
    • nonabiding
  5. (morpheme) Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not, to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed. ▸ Neutral in quality.
    • nonaccent
    • nonacrocentric

Deriveds

nonaccreditable (terms derived from not) · nonactivist (terms derived from not) · nonaccusatory (terms derived from not) · nonaccessible (terms derived from not) · nonaccumulating (terms derived from not) · nonaccompanying (terms derived from not) · nonacrophobic (terms derived from not) · nonaccommodating (terms derived from not) · nonabundant (terms derived from not) · nonacrosomal (terms derived from not) · nonabstractive (terms derived from not) · nonacicular (terms derived from not) · nonabelian (terms derived from not) · nonacneiform (terms derived from not) · nonaching (terms derived from not) · nonactinic (terms derived from not) · nonabsolutist (terms derived from not) · nonaccrued (terms derived from absence) · nonaccredited (terms derived from not) · nonabstaining (terms derived from not) · nonacculturative (terms derived from not) · nonacid (terms derived from not) · nonaborigine (terms derived from not) · nonachiever (terms derived from not) · nonacetabular (terms derived from not) · nonacidemic (terms derived from not) · nonacquired (terms derived from not) · nonactor (terms derived from not) · nonabusive (terms derived from not) · nonabnormal (terms derived from not) · nonaccounting (terms derived from not) · nonaccepting (terms derived from not) · nonacknowledged (terms derived from not) · nonacknowledging (terms derived from not) · nonabsorption (terms derived from absence) · nonacquisitive (terms derived from not) · nonacerbic (terms derived from not) · nonaccompanied (terms derived from not) · nonaccomplishable (terms derived from not) · nonaccommodative (terms derived from not) · nonacrostic (terms derived from not) · non-abstruse (terms derived from not) · nonacquiescent (terms derived from not) · nonabandonment (terms derived from absence) · nonacidophile (terms derived from not) · nonabstainer (terms derived from not) · nonabsorptive (terms derived from not) · nonabolition (terms derived from absence) · nonactivation (terms derived from absence) · nonabsurd (terms derived from not) · nonactivity (terms derived from absence) · nonacrylic (terms derived from not) · nonaccelerating (terms derived from not) · nonabstract (terms derived from not) · nonaccepter (terms derived from not) · nonacetylation (terms derived from absence) · nonabstention (terms derived from absence) · nonabsorbable (terms derived from not) · nonabhorrent (terms derived from not) · nonaccountable (terms derived from not) · nonacoptic (terms derived from not) · nonacetate (terms derived from not) · nonacademic (terms derived from not) · nonactionable (terms derived from not) · nonacceptability (terms derived from not) · nonabuser (terms derived from not) · nonact (terms derived from not) · nonacquisitional (terms derived from not) · nonabscessed (terms derived from not) · nonabdication (terms derived from absence) · nonacceptable (terms derived from not) · nonablative (terms derived from not) · nonacceptation (terms derived from not) · nonabradable (terms derived from not) · nonaccountant (terms derived from not) · nonacoustic (terms derived from not) · nonaborting (terms derived from not) · nonaccent (terms derived from neutral) · nonabandoned (terms derived from not) · nonabusable (terms derived from not) · nonachievable (terms derived from not) · nonachromatic (terms derived from not) · nonaccidental (terms derived from not) · nonaction (terms derived from absence) · nonabused (terms derived from not) · nonactivated (terms derived from not) · nonaccession (terms derived from absence) · nonaccustomed (terms derived from not) · nonactorly (terms derived from not) · nonacclimating (terms derived from not) · nonacrophonic (terms derived from not) · nonaccretive (terms derived from not) · nonactivational (terms derived from not) · nonabsolution (terms derived from absence) · nonaccomplishment (terms derived from not) · nonactuarial (terms derived from not) · nonactivating (terms derived from not) · nonabridgment (terms derived from not) · nonacidified (terms derived from not) · nonactivism (terms derived from absence) · nonaboriginal (terms derived from not) · nonaccented (terms derived from not) · nonaccretional (terms derived from not) · nonaccommodation (terms derived from absence) · nonability (terms derived from absence) · nonacetogenic (terms derived from not) · nonaccess (terms derived from absence) · nonaccepted (terms derived from not) · non-absorbent (terms derived from not) · nonacquainted (terms derived from not) · nonabiding (terms derived from avoiding) · nonabsorbing (terms derived from not) · nonacidic (terms derived from not) · nonabsolvable (terms derived from not) · nonacoustical (terms derived from not) · nonactive (terms derived from not) · nonacrid (terms derived from not) · nonaccusative (terms derived from not) · nonacquaintance (terms derived from not) · nonacquisitiveness (terms derived from not) · nonacculturated (terms derived from not) · nonacquiescence (terms derived from absence) · nonaccountability (terms derived from absence) · nonabstinent (terms derived from not) · nonacetic (terms derived from not) · nonacceleration (terms derived from absence) · non-Abelian (terms derived from not) · nonabsentative (terms derived from absence) · nonaccurate (terms derived from not) · nonabstracted (terms derived from not) · nonacclimated (terms derived from not) · nonaborted (terms derived from not) · nonacnegenic (terms derived from not) · nonabrupt (terms derived from not) · nonacrocentric (terms derived from neutral) · nonacquisition (terms derived from absence) · nonabsorbent (terms derived from not) · nonacidity (terms derived from absence) · nonacknowledgment (terms derived from absence) · nonaccumulative (terms derived from avoiding) · nonaberrant (terms derived from not) · nonacquirable (terms derived from not) · nonachievement (terms derived from not) · nonacting (terms derived from not) · nonabortive (terms derived from not) · nonabsolute (terms derived from not) · nonacceding (terms derived from not) · nonacidophilic (terms derived from not) · nonacquaintance (terms derived from absence) · non-academic (terms derived from not) · nonaccumulation (terms derived from not) · nonabsorbed (terms derived from not) · nonacetylated (terms derived from not) · nonabductive (terms derived from not) · nonaccessory (terms derived from not) · nonacidogenic (terms derived from not) · nonabsolutism (terms derived from absence) · nonabrasive (terms derived from not) · nonactuality (terms derived from not) · nonactualizable (terms derived from not) · nonaculeate (terms derived from not) · nonacidulous (terms derived from not) · nonacceptance (terms derived from avoiding) · nonachieved (terms derived from not) · nonactivatory (terms derived from not) · nonaccursed (terms derived from not) · nonabstemious (terms derived from not) · nonaccruable (terms derived from not) · nonaccompaniment (terms derived from absence) · nonabutting (terms derived from not) · nonactuatable (terms derived from not) · nonacquittal (terms derived from absence) · nonactively (terms derived from not) · nonaccreditation (terms derived from absence) · nonacquiescing (terms derived from not) · nonaccomplished (terms derived from not) · nonaccident (terms derived from not) · nonacceptant (terms derived from not) · nonabdominal (terms derived from not) · nonacrobatic (terms derived from not) · nonaccentual (terms derived from not) · nonactorish (terms derived from not) · nonactable (terms derived from not) · non-able-bodied (terms derived from not) · nonactivatable (terms derived from not) · nonabsence (terms derived from not) · nonaccelerated (terms derived from not) · nonaccrual (terms derived from not) · nonacrimonious (terms derived from not) · nonacronymous (terms derived from not) · nonactualized (terms derived from not) · nonactinide (terms derived from not) · nonacidotic (terms derived from not) · nonability (terms derived from not) · nonactual (terms derived from not) · nonacid-proof (terms derived from not) · nonabject (terms derived from not) · nonabsent (terms derived from not) · nonactivistic (terms derived from not) · nonaccumulative (terms derived from not) · nonaccretion (terms derived from absence) · nonacral (terms derived from not) · nonablated (terms derived from not)

Relateds

not · non · none · un- · in- · an- · no · anti-

Synonyms

mal- (not) · i- (not) · in- (not) · se- (absence) · an- (not) · a- (not) · isch- (avoiding) · un- (not) · dys- (not) · hypo- (absence) · ex- (absence) · il- (not) · neutro- · ir- (not) · de- (avoiding) · im- (not) · anti- · pero- (absence)

Translations (48)

pam e- (not) · eo ne- (not) · ca no- (not) · hy ան- (not) · ga mí- (not) · cs ne- (not) · el μη (not) · sv icke- (not) · cs mimo- (not) · es des- (not) · es non (disused) (not) · es in- (not) · ga neamh- (not) · ko(not) · ka არ- (not) · cmn(not) · gd mì- (not) · ka არა- (not) · fr non- (not) · hi अन- (not) · cmn 無 /无 (not) · hy չ- (not) · az qeyri- (not) · af nie- (not) · fi epä- (not) · fi ei- (not) · ja(not) · de nicht- (not) · es no (not) · ko(not) · ja(not) · io ne- (not) · ru не- (not) · ja(not) · gd neo- (not) · hy ոչ (not) · az olmayan (not) · hi अ- (not) · de non- (not) · la nōn (not) · pl nie- (not) · sv o- (not) · pt não- (not) · ko(not) · cmn(not) · nl niet- (not) · tr olmayan (not) · uk не- (not)

non- en · X · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈnɔn/ (Australia)
  • [ˌnɔ̟n] (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈnɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˌnɑn/ (General-American)
  • /ˈnɑn/ (General-American)
  • /ˌnɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (California) audio
  • /ˌnɔn/ (Australia)
  • [ˈnɔ̟n] (New-Zealand)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ Proto-Indo-European *h₁newn̥(n)ós Proto-Italic *nowenos Latin nōnus English non- From Latin nōnus (“ninth”).

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) prevocalic form of nona-

Deriveds

nonad · nonillion

Relateds

nonet · nonuplet